Just as we know for sure that the sun rises and sets each day, that taxes and death are inevitable, we know there’ll be times in our lives when things don’t go the way we expected. How to find joy in hard times? We get lulled into a sense of peace…
Posts tagged as “mindfulness”
Decades ago, I had a boss who would urge us all to gather at the end of the day and say “I can, I will, I must” Of course we found it funny but chanted it anyway. Little did I know that it was my first I am affirmation and that…
It is G for Gratitude and I’ve got five fun gratitude exercises for you today that fit in perfectly with my Wednesday Wisdom series. Without going into the health benefits of practicing gratitude, I am going to get right down to the exercises. But do feel free to browse these posts…
With most of us now working from home, I am guessing it is distractions galore. Even for those who usually work from home, like me, it is a different situation now with family around. The focus is all over the place and it seems like there is no way to stop…
Fear is a basic human instinct. And normal. We all try to conquer fear at varying degrees in different situations. If we weren’t afraid, imagine how many foolish risks we would take—like jumping off a roof, petting a tiger or even walking into oncoming traffic. Healthy fear stops us from doing…
What we would all like to achieve is balance, right? I recently read about an easy way to get over prioritization issues and balance your life. It is called time budgeting, a practical method to make sure life is always in balance. Time budgeting bridges the gap between our goals and…
ACCEPTS is an acronym for a group of distress tolerance skills used to manage negative emotions in a healthy way until we’re ready to deal with a distressing situation. In life, it is only natural that we go through difficult times. Some of these are major – such as losing a…